Kishore Sukshavasi
RF Designer
Ottawa
Summary
Enthusiastic RF Designer eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Electronic/communication product market requirements. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Satcom /Telecom Equipment Industry.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
RF Hardware Developer
Ericsson Canada Inc
6 2021 - Current
- Design & Development of Indoor 4x4 MIMO 5G Radio Base Stations for various 5G Frequency bands
- Derived RF Front end specifications from requirement documents
- RF-line-up calculations/simulations (HFSS/AWR/ADS), and components selection
- Derived DC power tree, DC-DC converters selection and design
- HSI document creation (Hardware & Software interface)
- Schematic capture, Layout support
- Interaction with PCB manufacturers and solving DFM issues
- Prepared Components de-rating/margin analysis report
- Testing of RF Hardware at module and system level
- Interaction with mechanical team for design of housing, RF shield, and thermal simulations
- Prepared Design verification report
- Product transfer to production & RMA support
- Evaluated new technologies to determine their potential impact on existing product lines and future developments
RF/Electrical Engineer
Norsat International Inc
02.2020 - 06.2021
- Design and development of K-Band LNB (17.7-20.2GHz) for VSAT application.
- Designed K-Band LNA with Noise figure of 1.4dB
- Architecture selection (Single conversion vs Double conversion)
- RF-line-up calculations/simulations using HFSS/ADS/ADI Sim PLL
- Designed Transmit reject filter, Synthesizers and IF sections.
- Component selection (Mixers, Synthesizers, Oscillators, Switches, DC-DC converters)
- Schematic capture and Layout design using Altium software.
- Performed in-depth RF testing of LNB
- Prepared Design review documents (CDR, PDR and FDR documents)
- Interaction with Mechanical team for Housing and RF shield design
- Estimated project costs and resource allocation to forecast budget requirements and monitor adherence
Senior RF Design Engineer
WAVESTREAM CORPORATION (ASAIA) PTE LTD
11.2019 - 01.2020
- Participated in the testing of 16W KU BUC for a short period.
- Reason for short term employment :Relocated to Canada after acquiring permanent residency status
Principal Engineer
iDirect Asia Pte Ltd /ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd
03.2011 - 11.2019
- Design and Development of VSAT (very small aperture terminal) products for satellite communication especially BUC (Block Up Converter) & SSPA.
- Designed C, X, Ku and Ka Band Block Up Converters (transmitter) for SATCOM Industry.
- Designed Local Oscillator/Synthesizers up to frequency 30GHz.
- Designed C (5-7GHz), X (7-9GHz), Ku (13-15GHz) and Ka band (28-31GHz) Block up converters for VSAT market
- Designed Solid-State Power Amplifiers for VSAT market using GaAs and GaN technologies.
- Designed various frequency band Micro-strip filters.
- Conduct different test and measurements using VNA, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generator, Power Meter etc. for products with frequency up to 40GHz.
- Designed power management circuitry such as LDO, switch mode DC-DC Converters.
- Experienced in using EDA simulation tools (Microwave Office, HFSS, and ADS), PCB layout tools (Altium- Designer).
- Explored various High power combining techniques and Waveguide parts.
- Experienced with communication protocols like SPI, I2C, UART, RS-232, RS-485 and Ethernet.
- Designed satellite modem front end with AD9361 transceiver chip.
- Experienced with micro-controller board design, Thermal testing, Reliability and RMA issues.
- Oversaw QA/QC process to improve product quality and production yield
Senior Staff Electrical Engineer
Motorola Solutions
02.2009 - 02.2011
- Designing of TETRA Mobile Radio (350-430MHZ)
- Designed Receiver based on Direct conversion Architecture.
- Characterization of Motorola’s next generation Base band IC for TETRA platform.
- Developed AGC algorithm for TETRA TMO and DMO modes.
- Designed Low Noise Amplifier and Tunable Band pass filter.
- Pre-Silicon Validation of Baseband IC.
- Receiver Linearity improvement.
- Receiver budget calculations (P1dB, IP3, IP2, Gain, Phase noise and Dynamic range).
- Selection of Clock rates, sampling frequencies, Base-band filter cut- off frequencies, Decimation rates.
- Schematic capture and layout support.
- Tested Radio as per ETSI standard.
Senior Engineer
Honeywell Technology Solution Lab Pvt Ltd
06.2008 - 02.2009
- Redesigned Avionics Radio’s to address component obsolescence issues.
- Proposed alternate solutions/parts to improve reliability of VHF Radio’s, DME, Altimeter, ADF and Localizer.
- Proposed alternate solutions for VHF Radio's for cost reduction.
Senior Engineer
Tata Elxsi Ltd
12.2006 - 06.2008
- Designed RF Front end/Tuner for Satellite, cable and terrestrial Set top box.
- RF board schematic capture and layout guidance.
- Evaluated RF chip sets from different suppliers to confirm performance.
- Experienced with RF simulation tools and Audio and Video standards.
- Conducted temperature tests and resolved various RF performance and Reliability issues.
- Experienced with Digital and Analog modulation techniques like QPSK, QAM, 8PSK, AM and FM.
- Assessed scope and requirements to assist with project design determinations
RF Engineer
SV Technologies
06.2004 - 11.2006
- Designed solution for DECT based Micro BTS with single TRX for GSM.
- Designed of S band tracking receiver with AM and FM demodulators.
- Designed L,C and X band UP/down converters.
- Worked with external labs for RE and EMI/EMC testing
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communications Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad 08.2001 - 05.2004
Diploma - Electronics & Communications Engineering
SVL Polytechnic
Machilipatnam,India 07.1996 - 05.1999
Skills
Experienced in designing of VSAT terminals (BUC& LNB) , 5G Indoor Radio Base station, Avionics Radio’s , Tetra Mobile Radio's and Up/Down converters RF Simulation tools: HFSS, AWR and ADS PCB layout tools: Altium, Pads and Allegro
undefinedTimeline
RF/Electrical Engineer
Norsat International Inc
02.2020 - 06.2021
Senior RF Design Engineer
WAVESTREAM CORPORATION (ASAIA) PTE LTD
11.2019 - 01.2020
Principal Engineer
iDirect Asia Pte Ltd /ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd
03.2011 - 11.2019
Senior Staff Electrical Engineer
Motorola Solutions
02.2009 - 02.2011
Senior Engineer
Honeywell Technology Solution Lab Pvt Ltd
06.2008 - 02.2009
Senior Engineer
Tata Elxsi Ltd
12.2006 - 06.2008
RF Engineer
SV Technologies
06.2004 - 11.2006
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communications Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
08.2001 - 05.2004
Diploma - Electronics & Communications Engineering
SVL Polytechnic
07.1996 - 05.1999
RF Hardware Developer
Ericsson Canada Inc
6 2021 - Current
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